[Athen] Captioning YouTube Videos

[Wink Harner]

Hi all ATHEN-ites,

I have used the method Joseph mentioned for captioning on YouTube, and
wanted to note for you all that if you're creating your own video (i.e.,
filming yourself for an intro to a class, for example) you can "write" the
script ahead of time. I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to dictate the script,
so when I film myself "reading" the script, it feels natural to me and the
viewer doesn't get a disconnect between what my mouth is forming and what
I'm actually reading aloud from the script. Since I've already spoken it
once, it comes out more naturally anyway when filmed. The MSW doc that's
created from the script can then be easily uploaded or copied/pasted into
the dialog box in YouTube. It is easy enough to make any corrections to the
text before uploading.

I found the whole process easy to handle.

I have also found that the way to find how to captions on YouTube is now
quite complicated and hidden from view, making it frustrating and not as
intuitive as it's been in previous versions.

HTH!
Wink Harner
Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com
480-984-0034

This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive
quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .


On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 3:34 PM Joseph Polizzotto <jpolizzotto at berkeley.edu>
wrote:


> HI Alex:

>

> Another option is to use DIY Captions <https://www.diycaptions.com/>

>

> Simply paste the YouTube URL in the "Paste a YouTube URL" edit field on

> the DIY Captions page, press enter, and select the get text button. A new

> tab will open with the transcript of the YouTube video, which you can edit

> as necessary.

>

> You can then copy your edited transcript, paste back into YouTube's

> subtitle editor, and set the timings.

>

> Note: DIY Captions also has a captions editor with many useful shortcuts,

> yet there were accessibility issues last I checked.

>

> HTH,

>

> Joseph

>

>

> On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 12:59 PM Stephen (Alex) Marositz <

> smarositz at csudh.edu> wrote:

>

>> Hello List

>>

>>

>>

>> I know that it used to be that you would have to download a caption file

>> from YouTube, edit it and upload it to create accurate captions. It seems

>> now that you can do it from within your YouTube account. Can anyone speak

>> to the ease in doing it this way? Here’s the link:

>>

>> http://ncdae.org/resources/cheatsheets/youtube.php

>>

>> Being a screen reader user myself, I could not figure out how to do it

>> entirely from the keyboard.

>>

>>

>>

>> Thanks for your insights.

>>

>>

>>

>> Stephen Alexander (Alex) Marositz J.D. CPACC

>> Accessible Technology Initiative Coordinator

>> Information Technology Services, California State University Dominguez

>> Hills

>> (310)243-3077

>>

>>

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